Luc Brodeur-Jourdain (born March 17, 1983) is a

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offensive line coach In American football, a position coach is a team official in charge of coaching a specific position group. Position coaches have more specialized duties than the head coach, assistant coach, and the offensive and defensive coordinators. Common ...

for the

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of the

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(CFL). Prior to his coaching career, he played in 11 seasons as an offensive lineman for the Alouettes. He was a member of both the

97th Grey Cup The 97th Grey Cup was played on November 29, 2009, at McMahon Stadium in Calgary, Alberta, and decided the Canadian Football League (CFL) champion for the 2009 season. The Montreal Alouettes came from behind to defeat the Saskatchewan Roughrider ...

and

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championship team with the Alouettes.

Amateur career

Brodeur-Jourdain played for the Géants du CÉGEP de Saint-Jean-Sur-Richelieu at the collégial AAA level. He then played CIS football for the

Laval Rouge et Or The Laval Rouge et Or (, ''Red and Gold'') are the athletic teams that represent Université Laval, located in Quebec City, Quebec. Home games are all held in the PEPS indoor and outdoor sports facilities. Varsity teams Laval Rouge et Or teams co ...

from 2004 to 2008. He was a

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champion with the Rouge et Or in 2004, 2006, and

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Professional career

Brodeur-Jourdain was drafted by the Alouettes in the sixth round with the last pick of the

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. He returned to play his final year of university eligibility in 2008 and re-joined the Alouettes in 2009. After sitting out week 1, he played in his first professional game in week 2 on July 9, 2009, against the Edmonton Eskimos. He played in 17 regular season games with seven starts in 2009 and played in both post-season games as he finished the year as a Grey Cup champion following the Alouettes' victory in the

game. In his sophomore season, Brodeur-Jourdain played in all 18 regular season games, starting in 10, as well as both post-season games as he repeated as a champion with a

victory. Brodeur-Jourdain was named the Alouettes' Most Outstanding Lineman in 2013 and was a CFL all-star in 2012. He was also an East division all-star in 2012 and 2014. Prior to the Alouettes' 2019 Week 4 match against the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, Brodeur-Jourdain announced his intention to retire following the game. He played in 12 seasons for the Alouettes where he played in 168 regular season games and started in 127 games.

Coaching career

A few days after playing in his last game and retiring, Brodeur-Jourdain was hired as an assistant offensive line coach for the Alouettes. He was promoted to

on December 2, 2020.

References

External links

Montreal Alouettes bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Brodeur-Jourdain, Luc 1983 births Living people Canadian football offensive linemen French Quebecers Laval Rouge et Or football players Montreal Alouettes players Players of Canadian football from Quebec Sportspeople from Saint-Hyacinthe